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Nomadic rebels now armed to the teeth after fall of Gaddafi
The Times To cries of Allahu akbar and the din of heavy weaponry looted from Colonel Gaddafi’s arsenals, Tuareg rebels rode out of the desert on January 17 to attack the flyblown town of Ménaka in...
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West’s ally in volatile region is rocked by soldier’s revolt
The Times Within 24 hours Mali’s stable democracy has reached the brink of civil war, reports Julius Cavendish in Bamako Mali was on the brink of civil war last night after mutinous soldiers led by a...
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Mali à l’aise
The Economist Mali’s coup leaders tighten their hold but inspire little confidence IF ANYONE knows what is happening in Mali, it should be Captain Amadou Sanogo. Sliding forward on the shiny beige sofa...
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The Fearsome Tuareg Uprising in Mali: Less Monolithic than Meets the Eye
Tuareg rebels stand near a truck in Mali on March 19, 2012. DPA / LANDOV TIME.com The allegedly al-Qaeda-linked faction of the Tuareg rebellion in troubled Mali seems more of an opportunistic break...
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Fall of Timbuktu to rebels prompts fears for historic treasures
The Times Rebels in Mali completed their capture of the biggest population centres in the north of the country yesterday by taking the historic trading town of Timbuktu. Its capitulation, eight days...
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Escape from Timbuktu: Foreigners Flee as Mali’s Rebels Declare Independence
A handout picture released by Azawad National Liberation Movement (MLNA) on April 2, 2012 and taken in February 2012 reportedly shows MNLA fighters gathering in an undisclosed location in Mali. AFP /...
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Clinging to power
The Economist EVERY morning a bus caked in dust pulls into Bamako bringing the latest rumours of war. Looking dazed and dehydrated after 24 hours on the road, Mohammad Maiga explains how Tuareg...
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Mali’s Fog of War: Refugees Tell of Terror, Hunger and Rape
TIME.com It took Ibrahim Touré three weeks to escape from Timbuktu after rebels seized the desert town, but, in his heart, he hasn’t really left. The 26-year-old shopkeeper studies the floor as he...
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Hurry up, or it’ll be too late
The Economist As Mali’s feuding parties dither, the extremists may get stronger again IN THE lobby of Bamako’s El-Farouq hotel, Ould Mohamed Ousmane Omar, a middle-aged Malian Arab whose life has been...
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